The Irish standard., 1887-01-22
CATHOLIC NEWS.
Catholic Notes i.

There is a debt Of over 100000 on
DR.. McGlynn's church.
The number Of Catholics in this world
is yariously estimated, the figures rang
ing from 25o, ,OO0, 900 to 100000, 900.
The St. Aloysius Orphan Asylum,
German, at Bond Hill, Cincinnati, o.
will celebrate it's 5Oth anniversary on
January 80.
The Devotion of the Forty Hours be-
gan in the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, Newburyport, on Sunday
January, 16.
A fine parochial residence. costing
$4,000, has just been completed by
Rev. John Brady, rector Of st. Mary S
Church, Biddeford, Me.
St. AIMS parochial school, Glouces-
ter. Mass, opened the new year with
all attendance Of oyer 200 children. Ii
is in charge of TIE Sisters of Mercy.
The Catholics Of St. Louis, Mo-
spend about $3.50. .OoG yearly Tor the sup
port of parochlal schools, and pay their
Quota of the State school tax as we'll.
The priests of the Congregation Of
the mission, Rev Father Hartnett, su-
perior, intend to build church in
BROOKLYN, n. K, at q cost OF ss'.225O. .O0o.
Among the bequests Of the late Dean
Kenny, Of the Archdiocese of Sydney,
New South Wales, is fund for aiding
colonial students studying for the
priesthood in Carlow College, All
Ha1lows College, or ST. Johns College.
Sydney.
During pontiical Mass in St. Joseph's s
Cathedral, Buffalo, New Years Day,
Rt Rev. Bishop Ryan conferred the sa
cred order of priesthood upon Rev
James p. Heaney, diocese of Peoria
and the Rev. Phillip Mclaughlin, dio
cese Of Harrisburg.
According to the official report of the
General of the Society Of Jesus, lately
issued, this Oder is now $50 years old :;
has furnished 240 saints, 500 martyrs,
l3 .Popes, 60 Cardinals, 1900 Arch
bishops, 5000 authors, and now num-
bers $500 missionaries.
On January 8, Vicar General Nc
I,eod, of East Bay, Cape Breton, N. s.,
celebrated the 5Oth anniversary OF his
pastorate. On the same day the Rev.
Father Champagne, pastor OF Gatlneau
Point, Ontario, celebrated the 50tli an
niversary of his priesthood.
The State Secretary of Illinois has is
sued licenses of Incorporation to the
School Sisters of Notre Dame, at Wash
inytom Heights to maintain an educa-
tional institution known as the st,
Mary Institute; incorporators, Mary
pacifce. Mary .Rocka, and Mary Gen
erosa.
The Sisters of the Poor of st. Francis
have secured in New York City the
lot of land bounded by Brook and
St. AIMS avenues, and reaching from
lI3d to 1A4th street On this they will
build an hospital for incurables, Ii
will accommodate $50 patients, and will
cost about $3.50 600 1t will be free to
the poor.
The late Rt Rev. James A.. Goold,
Archbishop Of Melbourne, Australia,
lett real estate and personal property to
the value Of 500 900, all OF which he
bequeathell to works Of religion and
charity, except q few Thousand dollars
divided between small beQuests to rela
tives and servants and offerings for
Masses for the repose If his soul,
In France there are four holidays Of
obligations: Christmas, the Ascension,
the Assumption and All Saints. In
England there are eight: The Circum-
cision, the Epiphany, Corpus Christi,
and SIS. Peter and Paul in addition to
the four observed in France. Ireland
has ten, which include the eight Oh
served i'll England, and with them the
Annunciation and ST. Patrick's Day.
France has at last conceded to the re
quests Of the Chinese government, at
the suggestion of the Holy See, to move
the Catholic cathedral from the pre-
cincts of the Imperial palace at Pekin
The Chinese government agree to pay
3,l5O,000 francs for the cathedral, and
will preserve it intact. The cross will
continue TO surnount the edifce, and
the building will be enclosed within
the circuit of the imperial palace and
consecraLed to some public use.
The nuns of st. Lucia at Rieti have
successfully received within the space
of a few days three contradictory or
ders regarding their residence in this
convent. The first order notified them
to leaye the place within ten days
This was from Tajani, Minister of
Worship. A second order from Rome
countermanded this. The sub.prefect
of the province sent third order, this